Summer performances 2024
Throughout the School year students perform both in School and on some of the biggest public stages: this is as integral to their training as establishing sound ballet technique. Through regular performances, students understand how to transform ballet vocabulary into a magical, exhilarating experience for an audience, and practice preparing, physically and mentally, for the stage.
The highlight of the year is our Summer Performances at beautiful Opera Holland Park and on the greatly prestigious main stage of the Royal Opera House. Each year, Artistic Director Christopher Powney chooses a selection of works to showcase the technical prowess, remarkable artistry and admirable versatility of the School’s exceptional students.
This year, the programme will include excerpts from Petipa’s Paquita and two works by The Royal Ballet’s Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton, the pas de deux from Rhapsody and La Valse, set in 19th-century Imperial Vienna.
The School will also present the dynamic Concerto Grosso by Helgi Tómasson for five male dancers and Didy Veldman’s playful TooT featuring a cast of circus-like figures. There will be Jerome Robbins’ satirical Mistake Waltz for six ladies, and new works created on the students for these performances by Gemma Bond and Ashley Page. School alumnus and First Artist of The Royal Ballet, Joshua Junker, will work with Upper School students to stage his piece Remembrance, originally choreographed for Dutch National Ballet Junior Company in 2023.
The Royal Opera House matinée performance will end with the traditional Grand Défilé, bringing all 220 students of the School together on stage.
Dates
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
Wednesday 19 June, 19.00
Thursday 20 June, 19.00
Tickets on general sale: Wednesday 27 March at 9.00
Opera Holland Park
Wednesday 26 June, 19.00 (mostly Upper School students)
Thursday 27 June, 19.00 (mostly Upper School students)
Friday 28 June, 19.00 (mostly White Lodge students)
Saturday 29 June, 14.00 (mostly White Lodge students)
Saturday 29 June, 19.00 (mostly Upper School students)
Tickets on general sale: Wednesday 6 March at 10.00
Main stage, Royal Opera House
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Latest news
The Royal Ballet School announces its 2024 Summer Performances The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performances are the highlight of the School calendar and a showcase of the extraordinary dedication and passion our students apply to their training throughout the year. Students from White Lodge and Upper School will showcase their talent in an eight-show season …
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Celebrating our 2023 Summer Performances On Saturday 16 July our students illuminated the Royal Opera House main stage in their final performance of the year. This performance concluded our 2023 Summer Performance season, following our in-house performances at both White Lodge and Upper School, the Next Generation Festival at the Royal Opera House, and our …
In conversation with the next generation of choreographers At our Summer Performances, several of our students’ choreographic creations were selected as part of the repertoire. Seeing their inventive pieces danced on the stage was a real reflection of their creative talent, and we were proud to watch their work come alive. We spoke to …
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The magic of our Summer Performance season – behind the scenes with our students at Opera Holland Park Our students have spent the past week performing at Opera Holland Park for their Summer Performance season. For some of our White Lodge students, this performance season marks their first, while many of our Upper School students …
Behind Don Quixote’s Vision Scene with Daria Klimentová Our staff and students are full of anticipation as our Summer Performances approach. We look forward to welcoming family, friends, and supporters to watch our young dancers shine. Our audiences can expect to see a dazzling rendition of the Vision Scene from Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote at …
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